(The Center Square) — Wisconsin’s race for attorney general could end up being a rematch.
Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney on Tuesday launched another bid to become the state’s attorney general.
“After seven years of broken promises and political spin in the Attorney General’s office, it’s time for change,” Toney said in his announcement.
Toney ran against current Attorney General Josh Kaul in 2020, losing by about 35,000 votes.
Kaul announced his re-election bid earlier this month.
In that 2020 race, Toney made an issue of what he called Kaul’s mismanagement of the state’s crime labs. He is going back to message this year as well.
“As your Top Cop, I will stand up for every Wisconsinite, enforce the law, and bring conservative, common-sense leadership back to the DOJ,” Toney added. “That’s what Wisconsinites expect and deserve.”
In fact, his first priority is “fixing misguided policies, providing transparency and leadership, with clear timelines, and public metrics to cut backlogs and delays.”
Toney also says he wants to deal with Wisconsin’s “drug crisis,” and “target violent crime in Milwaukee.”
“Wisconsin needs an Attorney General who protects our people, not our politics,” Toney said. “Let’s put public safety first, restore competence to the labs, take on crime in Milwaukee, and protect all of Wisconsin.”
As of now, there are no other Republicans in the race. If Toney does draw an opponent, voters will have until August before they’d have to decide in the 2026 primary.
